A fireboat of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government performs a water gate ceremony for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy fleet in Hong Kong, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived here on Thursday morning. (Photo by Jia Xiaopeng/Xinhua)

HONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. ■

Soldiers line up on the deck of Zhanjiang missile destroyer during its visit to Hong Kong, south China, on July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived here on Thursday morning. (Photo by Li Tang/Xinhua)

This photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in Hong Kong waters, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

Soldiers line up on the deck of Zhanjiang missile destroyer during its visit to Hong Kong, south China, on July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived here on Thursday morning. (Photo by Feng Li/Xinhua)

This photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in Hong Kong waters, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

This photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in Hong Kong waters, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

This photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in Hong Kong waters, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

A fireboat of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government performs a water gate ceremony for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy fleet in Hong Kong, south China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived here on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Li Yun)